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Rafa wins in Rome
It was the 30th time Rafael Nadal had stood at the net with Roger Federer, and the King of Clay made it count. Today at the Italian Open, Nadal beat Federer 6-1, 6-3 for the title. It was the seventh...
SCOOP 2013: L0stKeys unlocks Event #19-H to win $114,660 ($1,050+R PL 5-Card ...
The game was five-card pot-limit Omaha, one designed to add another layer, a fifth dimension if you like, to a game already laced with volatility. The result was a typical SCOOP final, one filled with good players, good play, and...
SCOOP 2013: brianm15 goes wire-to-wire in Event #19-M ($109+R PL 5-Card Omaha...
One of the newest games to hit the PokerStars lobby, Pot-Limit 5-Card Omaha is exactly like regular PLO, but with the bonus of an additional hole card. Hand values increase, redraws are vital, and the nuts, or something very close...
SCOOP 2013: I Am Benjami Completes Big O Conquest in Event #19-L ($11+R Big O...
Short-handed Big O with rebuys. How much more exhilarating excitement can you ask for? For extreme skiers, 6-max Big O is like a run down the treacherous, icy slopes of Mt. Everest. In the ultimate thrill-seeking event, I Am Benjami...
SCOOP 2013: Cem1994 hits a bullseye in Event #18-L ($27 NLHE 10-Max Shootout)
Win your first table, make the money. It sounds easy enough. But to get a shot at the big cash, players had to dispose of two more tables of ten. A format favored by SNG wizards and tourney grinders alike,...
SCOOP 2013: andrekos0095 dominates final table to win Event #20-M ($215 NLH T...
SCOOP Event #20-M promised players a big payday in a short amount of the time. A Zoom poker tournament combined with a turbo structure was the perfect recipe for continuous action and fast play. 2,653 players bought into the event...
SCOOP 2013: Buchanan denies JIZOINT in Event 18-H ($2,100 NLHE 10-Max Shootout)
When some events come up on the SCOOP calendar, you just know they're going to be special final tables. SCOOP 2013 Event 18-High, $2,100 NLHE (10-Max, Shootout) had all the makings of that: a steep price point and a shootout...
SCOOP 2013: reelhugefish Triumphant in Triple Shootout Event #18-M ($215 NL)
Triple shootout. The mission is clear: win three shootout tables. It's that simple. Knock down three "SNGs" in a row and become the next champion in the Spring Championship of Online Poker. Costa Rica's reelhugefish made it look easy. Really...
SCOOP 2013: Rkdel zooms to victory in Event #20-L ($27 NLHE Turbo ZOOM)
ZOOM poker has revolutionized the way online poker is played. No longer do we have to wait....ever. It's non-stop, card-flinging action, and the perfect way to reduce a multi-table tournament field of over ten thousand players to a winner inside...
SCOOP 2013: T 54 T 97s goes worst-to-first in Event #20-H, $2,100 NL Hold'em ...
There's no older saw in tournament poker than the one about "a chip and a chair." As long as you're in the game, the reasoning goes, you can still win. More often than not anybody who catches himself thinking that...
SCOOP 2013: ex6tenceLV wins 30 hour marathon Event #15-M ($82 NL Hold'em Ante...
Ex6tenceLV won event 15-M of the 2013 Spring Championship of Online Poker, earning $16,124.22 and a SCOOP watch in the process. It can be considered a thoroughly deserved victory for ex6tenceLV, who not only endured the seemingly unstoppable run of...
SCOOP 2013: JIZOINT earns second watch in same format defeating Lind for Even...
Only 45 players out of the 395 entered would get a slice of the $262,675.00 prize and only 17 of those would make it to day two with a potential $50,827.76 payday and the SCOOP champion's watch. Some players have...
SCOOP 2013: JAMIEHUNT83 bags Event #15-L after five-way chop ($7.50 NLHE Ante...
The "low" version of Event #15 -- the "Ante Up" no-limit hold'em event -- represented a great opportunity for players to turn a little into a lot. Many did just that, with no less than seven players turning the $7.50...
Katie's anatomy of a Sunday grind: May 5
Sunday Grind: May 5, 2013 Cinco de Mayo falling on a Sunday inevitably meant it would be a working holiday for me. Each Saturday night, I feel like I did when I was nine and beyond excited to go to...
SCOOP 2013: Berg, Boeken bink big ones
I know. I know. Alliteration in headlines is cheap and hacky, but today it was a complete necessity. When the two biggest-name winners of the day are Anders Berg and Noah Boeken, don't think you're going to see a SCOOP...
